4-A
mino-4-deoxychoris
mate synthase (ADCS) catalyzes the first step in the conversion of choris
mate into
p-a
minobenzoate, which is incorporated into folic acid. We ai
m to discover co
mpounds that inhibit ADCSand serve as leads for a new class of anti
microbial co
mpounds. This report presents (1) synthesis of a
mass-tag encoded library based on a "staged" design, (2)
massively parallel fluorescence-based on-beadscreening, (3) rapid structural identification of hits, and (4) full kinetic analysis of ADCS. All inhibitors areco
mpetitive against choris
mate and Mg
2+. The
most potent ADCS inhibitor identified has a
Ki of 360
mages/entities/
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mbinatorial diversity ele
ments add substantial binding affinity by interacting with residuesoutside of but proxi
mal to the active site. The
methods presented here constitute a paradig
m for inhibitordiscovery through active site targeting, enabled by rapid library synthesis, facile
massively parallel screening,and straightforward hit identification.